National AI Student Challenge (NAISC)
NAISC
A national applied AI challenge for students. The 2026 edition has 8 tracks where students build AI prototypes around real enterprise and societal problem statements.
- 2026 tracks
- 8
- Registration
- 5 Jan-16 Feb
- Grand Final
- 22-23 May
- Team size
- Varies by track
NAISC gives students early exposure to real AI problems beyond classroom exercises. The 2026 tracks cover security, predictive maintenance, student support, dementia care, log parsing, data drift, business automation and regional AI Ready ASEAN.
Programme Profile
- Owner
- AI Singapore
- Track types
- 7 local tracks + 1 regional AI Ready ASEAN track
- Audience
- Secondary, JC, ITE, polytechnic, university and full-time NSF students, depending on track
- 2026 Grand Final
- AI Student Developer Conference, 22-23 May 2026
How It Works
Students register for specific tracks, attend partner briefings and problem-statement walkthroughs, then submit in April-May and proceed to finals. Deliverables often include solution slides, video demos, GitHub repositories or live demos, depending on the track.
- Track capacity is limited and first-come-first-served
- Eligibility varies by track
- Some tracks offer internship opportunities or cash prizes
Editorial Read
This is the project-based entry point of Singapore student talent funnel. It brings enterprise and social problems into student training, and makes student work more useful as evidence for future applications, internships and startups.
Official Source
Official NAISC pageTrack eligibility, deliverables and dates should be confirmed on the official page.
Checked by this site: 2026-05-04